Photograph of start line for 100m men's sprint final, 1948 London Olympic Games
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
31 Jul 1948
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A black and white photograph of six male athletes at the start of the 100m men's sprint race, 1948 Olympic Games. On the reverse is a handwritten (largely illegible) list of athletes.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 205 W: 255mm (H: 8 1/16 W: 10 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
31 Jul 1948
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1766.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mr A H Toyne and the late Mr Ken Moses, 'Argus' photographer and journalist.
This is the start of the 1952 Olympic 100m final featuring John Treloar (AUS) in lane one. The other related photo is the finish of the event.
- Graham Thomas
Posted on 29-06-2020 23:38:17